Ficus punctata

Ficus punctata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Ficus
Subgenus: F. subg. Synoecia
Species:
F. punctata
Binomial name
Ficus punctata
Synonyms
  • Ficus aurantiacea Griff.

Ficus punctata of the Mulberry Family (Moraceae) is a lesser-known climbing liana or groundcover reported from Myanmar, the Andaman-Nicobar Archipelago, Thailand, Indochina, Malaysia, and Indonesia with remarkable ornamental value.[1] It is a handsome woody liana with spectacular white spotted orange or red fruits.[2] This taxon occurs in disturbed forests and rarely along the edges of the evergreen forests. This species has remarkable ornamental value and can be introduced in gardens. This Ficus can be identified in the field by its climbing habit, presence of milky latex, rhomboidal obovate coriaceous leaves, and beautiful spotted crimson-orange fruits. Its symbiotic partner is the fig wasp Wiebesia contubernalis, which pollinates it.

References

  1. ^ Mathew, S. P.; Abraham, S. (1993). "Ficus aurantiaceae Griff. var aurantiaceae from South Andamans, India". Malayan Nature Journal. 46: 145–147.
  2. ^ Cochrane, Janet; Cubitt, Gerald (2000). The National Parks and Other Wild Places of Indonesia. London: New Holland. p. 139 photo with caption.


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